House To House
Collection Application

Licence
Summary

Persons wishing to undertake charitable house to
house collections for money and/or goods must
apply to the Council for a House to House
Collection Permit. These collections generally
take place from door to door or from one Public
House to another.

A licence is not required from the Local
Authority if the charity is operating under a
Home Office Exemption Certificate.
Whilst these charities are not required to apply
locally they are required to advise the Council
in writing of the existence of their exemption
together with the date and location of
collection. Having received this information the
Council can avoid double booking an area.

Regulation Summary

Application Process

House to House Collections are free and anyone
over the age of 16 can apply.

Applications must be submitted at least 28
working days in advance of the proposed
collection and should be accompanied with the
following documents:

List of Trustees

Previous Years Accounts

Literature on the organisation(s) which will
benefit from the collection

Particulars of any contracts with any charity
which is to benefit from this collection

Subject to a satisfactory application and the
availability of appropriate dates a permit will
be issued within 28 working days.

Following completion of the collection the
applicant must complete and submit a Form of
Statement detailing the amount collected.
This can be done by downloading and completing
the form below or completing the form online.

How To Apply

To apply for a House to House Collection Permit
please complete the appropriate form below. To
notify us of the proceeds of the collection (Form
of Statement) please complete the appropriate
form below

If downloading and posting the application form
it should be returned to the address below.

Application Form

Apply On Line

Will Tacit Consent
Apply?

Tacit consent means that if we have not dealt
with applications within the target period then
the application can be deemed to have been
granted/approved.

Please note that tacit consent does
not apply in respect of this
application. It is in the public interest that
the authority must process your application
before it can be granted. If you have not heard
from the local authority within a reasonable
period, please contact it. You can do this
online if you applied through the UK Welcomes
service or use the contact details below.

Licence Holder
Redress

Consumer
Complaint

We would always advise that in the event of a
complaint the first contact is made with the
trader by you, preferably in the form of a letter
(with proof of delivery). If that has not
worked, if you are located in the UK, visit our
Consumer pages or
DirectGov for
advice. From
outside of the UK contact the UK European Consumer
Centre.